SMK St Anthony holds awards presentation ceremony
SARIKEI : Spor ts and co - curricular activities are integral parts of education and must be given serious attention by students.
Sarikei Resident Mohd Junaidi Mohidin said this when officiating at SMK St Anthony’s Co - curriculum and Sports Excellent Awards presentation ceremony yesterday.
“Participating in sports helps us to strengthen our mentality, competitiveness and team spirit. It can develop our leadership skills,” he said, adding that it also contributes to health.
“At times, students involvement in sports could be a determining factor in picking the best among the best in academics,” he said.
Junaidi, who is advisor to the school’s Ex- Students Association, advised the students to allocate reasonable amount of their time for sports.
Out of 274 recipients, 238 were honoured during the ceremony held at the school’s hall.
The other 36 will receive their awards during the graduation ceremony on Oct 28, according to school’s principal Vincent Liong.
Among thos e honour ed yesterday were medallists in the divisional, national and international sporting events.
Twelve students comprising six boys and six girls from the lower and upper secondary levels took the Co- curriculum and Sports Excellent Awards, which were divided into three categories - Uniformed Bodies, Club and Association, and Sports and Games.
Uniformed Bodies’ excellent awards for the lower secondary girls’ and boys’ category were awarded to Chiong Zhen Nee and Brandon Lee respectively while the upper secondary-level recipients were Aisha Natasha Zulkipli ( girls) and Ngo Lip Thongg ( boys).
For the Club and Association Excellent Award, Branda Sim and Randee Nolan Law received the honour in thelowersecondaryboys’ and girls’ category respectively, while Vivien Teng and Victor Yii bagged the upper secondary girls’ and boys’ category.
Lower secondary girls’ and boys’ excellent award for Sports and Games went to Audrey Yong and Richard Tiong respectively while the upper secondary boys’ and girls’ recipients were Daniel Law and Fion Law.
Among those present were SAS Ex- Students Association vice chairman Nicholas Wong Bak Ngie and a representative from Sarikei District Education Office Akun Balang.